Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> __/ [ Mark Kent ] on Tuesday 27 June 2006 13:31 \__
>
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> > Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> >> __/ [ Larry Qualig ] on Monday 26 June 2006 19:20 \__
> >>
> >>> The Ghost In The Machine wrote:
> >>>> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, billwg
> >>>> <billw@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>> wrote
> >>>> on Mon, 26 Jun 2006 13:01:50 GMT
> >>>> <2VQng.35203$7G2.22249@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> >>>> >
> >>>> > "Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >>>> > news:4382329.WQUvMvOrMv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>> >> ,----[ Quote ]
> >>>> >> | "The price of the PS3 is high ... but you're paying for (its)
> >>>> >> | potential... Obviously, it's a higher-risk strategy as all new
> >>>> >> inventions
> >>>> >> | are but if the PS3 lives up to its total potential, then I don't
> >>>> >> think
> >>>> >> | anyone will be worried about Nintendo or Xbox's cheaper price," the
> >>>> >> | Welsh-born executive said.
> >>>> >> `----
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> It seems evident that they will extend the PlayStation 3 to have the
> >>>> >> functionality of a (Linux) PC.
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> In yesterday's news:
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> Sony Expects to Sell 100 Million PS3s
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> http://gamepro.com/news.cfm?article_id=68990
> >>>> >
> >>>> > Ox demurs:
> >>>> >
> >>>> > "Posted at: 06/23/06 at 18:09 PM PST
> >>>> >
> >>>> > If the PS3 will only be live and kicking for the average console life
> >>>> > cycle of six years, I say no chance in hell, even if it froze over.
> >>>> > People are not willing to pay $600 for a console and when the price
> >>>> > drops to like $300, it'll be a little too late IMO. Sony has lost this
> >>>> > generation."
> >>>> >
> >>>>
> >>>> Hm. So Microsoft is planning to make up for the XBox's
> >>>> losses with volume, then?
> >>>>
> >>>> Or is the XBox720 going to be twice as much so that Microsoft
> >>>> can recoup?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Sony will also be selling the PS3 at a loss. It's simply the nature of
> >>> the gaming console industry. Selling at a loss isn't unique to gaming
> >>> consoles... Gilette sells its razors at a loss but makes up for this
> >>> when it sells the razor blades. Many ink-jet printers are sold at a
> >>> loss (look at the insanely low prices) but the money is made up selling
> >>> the cartridges. I believe the original Tivo was also sold at a loss but
> >>> selling the service/subscription made up the difference.
> >>
> >> Difference is: Microsoft is not much of a _game maker_. They can try to
> >> sell subscription to various XBox services, but whether it can compensate
> >> for the losses (which exceed expectations) we are yet to find out...
> >
> > The qualig troll is wrong - the PS3 will not be sold at a loss. That
> > was a Microsoft decision for the xbox, not a sony decision for the ps3.
>
> Thanks for the correction. I was very surprised myself. That violation of
> truth is one for my books. *smile* Larry pointed out some mistakes I made in
> the past, so I guess we're even now.
Perhaps you should listen to the Executive Vice President and co-Chief
Operating Officer of Sony (Jack Tretton) instead of blindly believing
any old crap that clueless trolls like Mark Kent post.
http://www.neoseeker.com/news/story/5883/
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Thursday, June 22nd, 2006
Tretton also believes his company should be able to bear the brunt of
selling the PS3 at a loss initially.
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